I Got Fired as a Hero Today - Vol.1 Chapter 16: Arata, Being Taken Care of by a Beautiful Girl

At first, it was Suzu who noticed the anomaly.

It’s not like they had an agreement or anything, but the person who usually comes to the cafeteria at six in the morning didn’t show up today.

When the servant Kyle came to clean the dining hall, Suzu asked him to check on Arata.

“Why?”

Kyle didn’t fully understand the situation.

When he heard that Arata got injured during sword training yesterday,

“However, he did receive treatment from the healer, didn’t he?”

That response,

“Please.”

Suzu is pleading with a deeply serious look.

Kyle was overwhelmed by Suzu’s intensity as he hurriedly headed towards the boys’ dormitory.

The hallway was silent, and it seemed everyone was still asleep.

Kyle knocked on Arata’s room door, but there was no response.

He takes a deep breath as he turns the doorknob and finds that the door is unlocked.

“Arata-san, I’m coming in.”

He opens the door and peeks.

There was a potion crafting set lying on the floor.

When he looked at the bed, Arata was there. However, rather than sleeping, he was sprawled out on the bed, and his mouth was smeared with a thick green liquid, making him look anything but normal.

“Arata-san!”

Kyle rushed over and shook Arata a little, but he didn’t wake up. He immediately left the room and ran to get someone.

There are no healers in this lodge.

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She could say it was a coincidence.

Chloe was practicing in the morning.

Yesterday, when Arata said he wanted to spar with her again, she was so happy that she started swinging her sword.

After finishing the sword forms and breaking a sweat, Chloe was wiping herself with a towel.

During her student days, Chloe, who prided herself on being the strongest in the academy, was convinced that strength in swordsmanship was everything, and she turned down all the boys who asked her out.

Those who couldn’t give up would challenge with swords, and if they won, they would ask to date.

However, once they crossed swords, they never got involved with each other again.

And then, there was Arata’s statement yesterday.

Also, on the day they first met, there was a comment in the library about wanting her to be his girlfriend, so she became even more conscious of him.

“Well, well, that was because Arata was rejected by Kotoko-san and went on a self-destructive spree… mumble mumble…”

Chloe can’t stop talking to herself.

Then, Kyle came running and looked pale.

“C-Chloe-san! It’s an emergency!”

Upon hearing the news, Chloe’s expression changed drastically, and she ran to the dormitory. It was said that her speed was such that Kyle couldn’t keep up at all.

Suzu was wandering back and forth on the first floor of the main building.

Chloe came running, so she followed her.

Chloe runs to the cathedral with Arata on her back.

Although Arata is slender, being a man, he should be solid and heavy, but Chloe, who trains regularly, runs without any trouble.

Suzu was also left behind.

Even so, Chloe couldn’t help but think that if her skill [Fierce God] had been activated at such a time, she could have exhibited 20% more of her abilities.

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Princess Sophia was not in the cathedral, but the bishop was conducting the morning mass.

The bishop is also a high-ranking healer.

Chloe apologized for interrupting the mass and asked if they could examine Arata.

“God does not get angry over such things.”

After saying that, they examined Arata.

“It seems like he’s physically exhausted, but there’s no danger to his life. No treatment is necessary.”

“Y-Yeah, that’s great!”

Chloe collapsed, her strength drained.

Suzu caught up and heard what had happened, and finally felt at ease.

──After a while, Arata woke up.

“Arata, take the day off again today.”

To Chloe, who said that,

“Yeah, is it fine?”

Arata answered and felt no abnormalities in his body.

He has neither a headache nor ankle pain.

“”Stop it!””

Chloe and Suzu harmonized.

Either way, since the two would be gone for their hero training today, Arata thought it would be fine to start their activities afterward.

The light attribute healing magic that Arata obtained last night had disappeared from the status screen.

Instead, the skill section displayed [Ancient Healer].

It had already been obtained.

It’s a skill pattern without levels.

The healing magic of the light attribute had changed, but he didn’t know what it had changed into.

It is undoubtedly a rare skill.

If possible, he hopes it has a superior version of the healing ability.

Chloe was still in the hospital room.

“Chloe, I have a favor to ask.”

“Yes?”

“If there were a library at the Magician Academy, I would like permission to use it.”

“Magician Academy?”

“That’s right.”

Chloe understood then. He wanted to investigate teleportation.

“I’ll give it a try.”

──After a while, Suzu came into the room.

It’s nice to have the beautiful girls in the room, but considering his appearance and personality, he couldn’t imagine them becoming his girlfriend in the future.

He doesn’t think he matches them well at all.

However, he also has the feeling that if there’s a chance, he wants to make them his girlfriend.

Arata is definitely not a herbivore man.

Suzu brought the meal.

On the tray, there was rice porridge with steam rising from it. They said it was made by Suzu.

Arata propped himself up as he reached out for the tray, but Suzu ignored it and sat down in a chair.

Arata’s hand cuts through the air.

Suzu holds the bowl and scoops up the porridge with a spoon.

It looks like steam is coming out and it seems hot.

Suzu blows on it to cool it down.

“Yes.”

She brings the ladle to Arata’s mouth.

This is… isn’t this the thing called Ahn or something?!

Since ancient times, the ultimate weapon of women who have brought men to their knees on their sickbeds!

However, since Suzu was eating everything as if it were completely normal, Arata ate it as well.

It was delicious.

When Suzu scoops up the porridge with a ladle again, she blows on it to cool it down.

Arata eats that.

Chloe was blushing and watching.

After finishing his meal, Suzu picked up the grain of rice stuck to Arata’s mouth and popped it into her mouth.

“Yeah, it’s delicious.”

The mischievous smile of a beautiful girl.

Perfect.

An ordinary person would fall for this!

As expected, this person! Is she really that clueless?!

Arata and Chloe writhed and collapsed.

After a while, the two of them returned when it was training time.

Arata leaves the hospital room.

He returned to the lodge and headed to the kitchen of the servants’ quarters where he found Isabella and Lucia there.

“I heard from Kyle, it must have been tough, right?”

Isabella says with concern. Lucia has taken Arata’s hand.

“I’m sorry, it seems I made you worry.”

“Don’t overdo it.”

“Yes, by the way, Isabella-san, there’s something I’d like to ask you──”

Isabella, upon hearing that content,

“I’m saying that kind of thing is unreasonable…”

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In front of him is the Adventurers’ Guild.

Arata listens carefully to people’s advice.

But whether to follow that or not is a different matter.

Other people don’t always go the way he wants them to.

That is also how Kotoko feels.

So, Arata decided to act according to his own feelings.